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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136750 | Powder processing apparatus and powder processing system A powder processing apparatus includes a main body portion having a cylindrical rotor rotating at a high speed, and a cylindrical stator arranged coaxially with the rotor, outside the rotor with a gap therebetween; a supply port provided at one end of the main body ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7434981 | Manufacturing method of metal paste A metal paste, in which a filler mainly composed of metal is mixed with good dispersibility, is manufactured with good productivity at a low cost without generating a foil of the metal. A paste-like material (referred to as a paste material hereafter) containing a m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7278592 | Processing apparatus and method for fluid, and deaerator therewith A processing apparatus for fluid with a simple structure, high productivity, ability of precise dispersion, emulsification and grinding, is provided. The apparatus of the present invention comprises at least two processing faces of a first face and a second f... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7131604 | Processing apparatus and method for fluid, and deaerator therewith A processing apparatus for fluid with a simple structure, high productivity, ability of precise dispersion, emulsification and grinding, is provided. The apparatus of the present invention comprises at least two processing faces of a first face and a second f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6669123 | Crushing device A crushing device which is suitable, in particular, for chips, including a hopper for filling the chips therein, a tearing arm serving as a coarse breaking mechanism, and a fine breaking mechanism. The fine breaking mechanism has a grinding mechanism with... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6149084 | Device for preparing coffee powder A coffee grinder which may be used in the hotel industry is positioned at an oblique angle to the vertical and makes it possible for several coffee grinders for different types of coffee to be accommodated in a minimal space. Coffee beans are fed into a g... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5975448 | Mill A mill comprises a static frame and a movable frame interconnected by springs. The movable frame carries a milling ring and a motor. The motor is driving a roller for running along the inner side of the milling ring. Material is crushed between the ring a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971304 | Water driven waste disposal apparatus A water powered waste disposal apparatus has an adjustable valve with adjustable operating pressure requirements. The disposal apparatus has a plurality of cutters disposed in a passageway for cutting waste. A reciprocating piston is driven by pressurized... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961056 | Method and apparatus for fine comminution of granular mill feed material A method and apparatus for comminuting granular mill feed material wherein the material is delivered in a stream to a gap between two rotary grinding tracks which confront one another, one of which is positioned at a small angle to the other so that in re... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5931395 | Valve for water driven waste disposal apparatus A water powered waste disposal apparatus has an improved valve with floating seals and water passages. The disposal apparatus has a plurality of cutters disposed in a passageway for cutting waste. A reciprocating piston is driven by pressurized water in a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5785261 | Device for reducing the size of steel or metal chips A device for reducing steel or metal chips from material removing machining which has a tapered milling hopper connected with a feed hopper and a cutter head shaft having a rotating cutter head. The milling hopper has tearing units mounted at varying heig... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5752664 | Vertical grain milling machine In an abrasive type vertical grain milling machine, there are mounted, on a main shaft extending generally vertically and disposed rotatably in an upright bran-removing cylinder, a screw roll for feeding grain, a plurality of abrasive milling rolls dispos... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5395059 | Spacer for abrasive roll of abrasive type grain milling machine An abrasive type vertical grain milling machine in which each of spacers comprises a boss portion fitted on a main shaft and a plurality of arm portions extending from the boss portion in the radially outwardly and serving to induce bran removing air into... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5295629 | Vertical type grain-milling machine A vertical type grain-milling machine has a perforated bran removing cylinder arranged vertically with respect to a machine frame; a main shaft which is rotatably provided within the perforated bran removing cylinder; and a milling roll and a screw roll w... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5257743 | Quarry pulverizer A quarry pulverizer for use as a reduction process machine for rocks and mineral bearing ores is provided for use. The purpose of the quarry pulverizer is to enhance the ability to meet product grading requirements without adding cost or time to the opera... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5064127 | Roll for comminuter In a comminuter for solid material, which includes a plurality of upright abrasive rolls mounted in a circle to form a comminuting chamber, an improvement in the comminuting roll includes the provision of a plurality of radially directed apertures formed ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4998675 | Solid waste processing unit The solid waste processing unit will reduce normal waste stream solids, all considered to be nonedible garbage, to 10-15 percent of the original volume ready for recycling or disposal. The unit can be placed in any location and can be manufactured to meet... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4973003 | Grinding apparatus A grinding apparatus includes a frame, a first grinding assembly mounted on the frame for rotating about a vertical axis and a second grinding assembly supported on the frame and sleeved around the first grinding assembly. The first grinding assembly has ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4964580 | Crushing machine A crushing machine comprises crushing means including a first rotary member rotatable about a first axis; a second rotary member for crushing substances to be crushed in cooperation with the first rotary member, the second rotary member being rotatable ab... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4949915 | Impeller for comminuter An impeller for use in a comminuter of the type having a cylindrical comminuting chamber formed by a circular arrangement of free rotating vertical cutting rolls includes a circular baseplate rotatably mounted at the lowermost end of the comminuting chamb... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4930708 | Grinding apparatus A grinding apparatus includes a frame, a driving device mounted in the frame, and an upper and a lower grinding member mounted coaxially on a vertical axis on the frame. One of the upper and lower grinding members is rotated by the driving device. The upp... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4892258 | Comminuter for solid material An improved comminuting device for pulverizing solid material includes a comminuting chamber and a discharge chamber adjacent the comminuting chamber. A screening assembly is located at the interface between the comminuting chamber and the discharge chamb... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4848276 | Fluidized bed power plant with bed material crusher A power plant utilizing combustion of fuel in a fluidized bed contains a particulate sulfur-absorbing material. A discharge device for bed material and ashes includes a crusher which breaks down the material so that it can be transported away or so that u... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4834300 | Method and apparatus for solid waste disposal The present invention contemplates a multi-level collection area of solid waste products. On a top level of the collection site, ramp ways for trucks are provided so that the trucks may dump solid waste into a central collection opening. Gravity feeds the... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4773602 | Comminuting device A comminuting device for commercial or industrial waste in the form of paper, plastics and the like comprising a downward feeding hopper, having a rotary cutting mechanism associated with a bottom discharge opening and a crushing and conveying tool above ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4767069 | Multipurpose pulverizer device A pulverizer device is provided for pulverizing food, garbage and the like. The pulverizer includes a housing with a centrally disposed, rotatable shaft carrying a plurality of cutting and grinding stages which cooperate with opposingly mounted cutting an... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4679737 | Grinding sub-sampling mill and method for preparation of test sample Apparatus and method for obtaining a uniform ground sample of grain, seeds and other foodstuff of a lot to be tested for make-up composition including presence of mycotoxins. A planetary grinder is employed having for example three peripheral discharge ou... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4634061 | Method and apparatus for grinding kernels of grain, coffee beans, and the like in a food processor Method and apparatus for quickly and effectively grinding kernels of grain, such as wheat or corn, coffee beans, and the like, in a food processor producing a finely divided or flour-like consistency food product or condiment. Nutritious home-ground whole... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4614308 | Shearing machine for reducing chunks of rubber and like material to smaller pieces A machine of modular construction having a framework onto which a plurality of removable stators is mounted. The stators are fixed relative to rotors which fit within openings in the stators. The rotors are keyed to a central axial shaft which provides ro... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4610397 | Comminuting equipment The invention involves equipment comprising what may be referred to as a cutting head cylinder or unit provided with discharge passages and adjacent cutting edges and an improved impeller rotatable in the unit for directing a product or material introduce... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4593861 | Apparatus for pulping paper making stock at high consistencies Apparatus for pulping paper making stock at high consistencies, e.g. 10 percent to 25 percent solids, includes a cylindrical tub and a rotor constructed and arranged to apply primarily pumping force to the stock which causes it to travel outwardly to and ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4502643 | Household grist mill A household grain mill includes a mill in which the grinding surfaces of the millstones (18, 20) are provided with recesses (28) which extend from the inside toward the outside with decreasing depth and which crack grain fed through a central opening and ... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4477028 | Comminuter with coacting discharge screening device A solids comminuter having a circular series of upright abrasive rolls with upper end drive defines a central chamber to receive solids to be comminuted. A centrally apertured stationary bottom plate supporting the rolls defines an orifice partially cover... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4469284 | Comminuting apparatus with improved rotor and stator recess construction A pellet feeder (A) feeds pellets of vulcanized rubber or other materials and water or another fluid at controlled rates into a mixing tank (30). An agitator (32) mixes the pellets and fluid into a slurry. The slurry is pumped from the mixing tank to a mi... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4449670 | Comminuting apparatus with improved feed system A pellet feeder (A) feeds pellets of vulcanized rubber or other materials and water or another fluid at controlled rates into a mixing tank (30). An agitator (32) mixes the pellets and fluid into a slurry. The slurry is pumped from the mixing tank to a mi... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4449674 | Comminuting apparatus with improved impeller construction A pellet feeder (A) feeds pellets of vulcanized rubber or other materials and water or another fluid at controlled rates into a mixing tank (30). An agitator (32) mixes the pellets and fluid into a slurry. The slurry is pumped from the mixing tank to a mi... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4448359 | Combination drain pump and grinding apparatus A combination drain pump/disposer is used with a vessel such as a dishwasher and includes a housing defining an impeller cavity, an inlet above the housing which communicates with the vessel, a pump outlet extending through a side wall of the cavity and c... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4440352 | Machine for the comminuting of bulk material A machine for comminuting bulk objects such as wood or the like includes a receptor forming in its lower part, a funnel, a guide means at the inner side of the funnel, a comminuting device below the funnel, and a transport and pre-breaking means within th... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4399947 | Valve mechanism for a water operated waste disposal unit A valve mechanism for a water actuated waste disposal unit includes a reciprocating control valve for actuating an operating piston with cutters attached thereto. The control valve is cycled by a pilot valve. Passages in the valve mechanism are constructe... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4387858 | Machine for the comminuting of bulk material A machine for comminuting bulk objects such as wood or the like includes a receptor forming in its lower part, a funnel, a guide means at the inner side of the funnel, a comminuting device below the funnel, and a transport and pre-breaking means within th... | 06/14/1983 |
